September 2, 2014

Paul Weagraff, Director

Award Winners XIV at The Biggs Museum of American Art

T.S. Kist For fourteen years, the Biggs Museum of American Art has partnered with the Delaware Division of the Arts to showcase the Delaware Individual Artist Fellows in an annual exhibition. The 2014 Fellows, selected by jurors from more than 125 entries, include visual artists, poetry and prose writers, musicians and a choreographer. Meet the artists, see their work, and enjoy readings and performances at the Award Winners XIV Exhibition Opening Reception and Artist Award Presentation on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. FREE. The exhibit opens on August 1 and runs through October 19, 2014.

Image: 2014 Established Professional Fellow T.S. Kist, Pickin' New City

2014 Governor's Award for the Arts

All Delaware residents are invited to this FREE event, celebrating six individuals and two organizations that have had a profound impact on the artistic and cultural life of Delaware. On Monday, October 6, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Governor Jack A. Markell will preside over the awards ceremony, with a dessert reception to follow. RSVP is required: delarts@state.de.us or 302-577-8278.

Individual Winners

David Amado, leader

Sharon Baker, independent filmmaker

Xiang Gao, innovator

Eunice LaFate, advocate

Evelyn Swensson, lifetime achievement

Billie Travalini, educator

Organization Winners

Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, presenting

VSA Delaware, inclusion

The 2014 Governor's Awards for the Arts will include videos for each winner and performances by 2014 Emerging Artist Fellow Matthew Smith (guitar) and 15-year-old multi-instrumentalist Pyerce Lateef Oates (piano).

The awards are being created by Milford, Delaware artist Michael Quattrociocchi.

(One of the awards is pictured at right.)

FY2016 - FY2020 Strategic Planning Meetings

The Division is working with Maren Brown Associates to develop a new strategic plan that identifies and incorporates the ideas, issues, and initiatives of Delaware's arts community: artists, organizations, audiences, and educators. The process will include a series of three community meetings across the state this fall, during which all Delaware constituents will have an opportunity to provide input.

We encourage anyone interested to attend one of these meetings:

Monday, October 27, 2014, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Milton Theatre (hosted by Premier Center for the Arts)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Delaware State University (hosted by VSA Delaware)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Opera Delaware Studios (hosted by Delaware Arts Alliance)

Upcoming Mezzanine Exhibits

The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by 2014 Emerging Artist Fellow Thomas Del Porte (Wilmington) from September 5-26, with an opening reception on September 5, 5-8 p.m. Del Porte spent a significant amount of time painting and learning from Edward Loper, Sr. prior to Loper's death in 2011. This exhibit will include paintings he made of Wilmington landscapes during his excursions with Loper.

Image: Thomas Del Porte, In Dialog

In October, the Mezzanine Gallery will feature photos by 2014 Emerging Artist Fellow Leon Syfrit (Wilmington), October 3-31, 2014, with an opening reception on October 3, 5-8 p.m. Syfrit lately has embarked on work based on portraits. He wants to employ alternative historic photographic processes - he'll mix the chemicals, he'll make the light-sensitive emulsion, and he'll paint the emulsion onto the surface where he wants the image to reside. The cyanotype prints that result will be shown in his October exhibition.

Image: Leon Syfrit, Watermelon

The Mezzanine Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.

Poetry Out Loud 2015: A National Recitation Contest...

the state winner will represent Delaware in Washington, DC!

The 2014-15 school year is here and Delaware's participation in Poetry Out Loud: A National Recitation Contest for high school students, is starting up again as well. This is the 10th anniversary of the Poetry Out Loud program in the schools and it promises to be a rewarding year of high school workshops and competitions. Teachers have until Tuesday, September 30th to register their high schools for participation. For details, visit: http://www.artsdel.org/poetryoutloud.

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